About The Word Syrinx
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Syrinx
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What's The Definition Of Syrinx?
[n] the vocal organ of a bird
[n] a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together Synonyms | Synonyms for Syrinx: pandean pipe | panpipe Related Terms | Find terms related to Syrinx: See Also | anatomical structure | bird | bodily structure | body structure | complex body part | structure | wind | wind instrument Syrinx In Webster's Dictionary \Syr"inx\, n.; pl. {Syringes}. [NL., from Gr. ? a pipe.]
1. (Mus.) A wind instrument made of reeds tied together; --
called also {pandean pipes}.
2. (Anat.) The lower larynx in birds.
Note: In birds there are two laringes, an upper or true, but
voiceless, larynx in the usual position behind the
tongue, and a lower one, at or near the junction of the
trachea and bronchi, which is the true organ of the
voice.
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